USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS-60)

USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) is an oceanographic survey ship, and the lead vessel of her class.

History
United States
Owner: United States Navy
Operator: Military Sealift Command
Awarded: 30 January 1991
Builder: Halter Marine
Laid down: 18 August 1992
Launched: 7 October 1993
In service: 28 October 1994
Identification:
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Pathfinder-class survey ship
Displacement: 4,762 long tons
Length: 328 ft 6 in (100.13 m)
Beam: 58 ft (18 m)
Draft: 19 ft (5.8 m)
Speed: 16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement: 28 mariners/28 sponsor personnel

She was launched on October 7, 1993. She was christened by Beverly Nelson, wife of Stewart B. Nelson, the Senior Advisor to the Oceanographer of the Navy.[1]

USNS Pathfinder in 2020 off the Washington coast

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